BY BARRY SHLACHTER, SANDRA BAKER AND JIM FUQUAY Star-Telegram Staff Writers A Florida entertainment company is planning some fireworks for Fort Worth on Saturday â€” both liter-ally and figuratively. The Dream Vision Co. will stage a concert with fireworks near the convention center to announce that it will build an 80,000-square-foot studio and office facility and relocate its 30-employee headquarters […]

It takes a village! We believe the news industry is slowly moving towards citizen journalism where local citizens play an active role in collecting, reporting, analyzing, and disseminating news and information. Many talented area residents are publishing news through their own blogs and social media posts but are limited by their inability reach the masses. By leveraging our expertise, traffic, […]

Texas’ Very Best Landscape Plants This is NeilSperry’s “go-to” list of trees, shrubs, groundcovers and vines for large areas of Texas. Of course, thereare many other fine choices. See our poster “100 Best Plants for Texas” for much greater detail.Â http://www.neilsperry.com/store/posters/top-100-texas-plants-poster.html

Spring is here and Summer is just around the corner. So, start planning now for your summer swim season. 2012 was a great year at the Aquatic Center and we look forward to continued success in 2013. Opening day/weekend at the Aquatic Center will be Saturday, May 25 at 10:00 a.m. (Memorial Day weekend). Early Season Hours of Operation: – […]

Commentary by Dr. Don Newbury Â Â Shallowest minds are quickest to tackle deepest subjects, including one comment heard numerous times in many communities: â€œWhat this town needs is a few good funerals.â€ A stronger cry should be for more â€œgood birthsâ€ of folks disposed to spend their lives serving others. Classic examples are the late Emmett Whitehead and his widow, […]

For all those who serve, we thank you. In a New York Times article published on May 17, 1952: “This is the day on which we have the welcome opportunity to pay special tribute to the men and women of the Armed Forces … to all the individuals who are in the service of their country all over the world. […]

SB 1 Conference Committee Adopts Article II Of Budget The Conference Committee for SB 1, the appropriations bill, on Monday adopted the stateâ€™s health and human services budget, which accounts for nearly a third of the overall budget and supports seniors, children, individuals with disabilities and other Texans who rely on state services. “Not only does this budget meet our […]

Resources and Workshops for Home school Families!! FEATURED GUEST SPEAKER ROSIE BOOM!! (see info and link below for info about her FREE Concerts May 16 (Richardson) and May 17 (N. Richland Hills) Ever wonder where to find homeschool classes for all ages? Looking for AP classes for your college bound high school students? Interested in Boy Scout troops, […]

As recent news continues to infuse the global industry regarding The DreamVision Company, the City of Fort Worth is preparing for a grand event celebrating the new global headquarters of what is being called the most powerful team in family entertainment. Designed as a true family spectacular, The DreamVision Company will fill Main Street Fort Worth with music, fun and […]

Iâ€™m 24 and a woman, and that makes me a target for a lot of speculation and life advice. Sheryl Sandberg wants me to lean inÂ to become a woman leader; Anne-Marie Slaughter says my lady parts may doom me toÂ a half-fulfilled life; Susan Patton thinks I should have spent my time at PrincetonÂ looking for a husbandÂ (ideally one of her […]

Lana Clifton is a transplant from Arkansas, where she lived for over 25 years before moving to Saginaw in December of 2010. While in Arkansas, she wrote for several local news publications including the Spirit of Saline County, and the “Tri-Lakes Edition” of the Democrat Gazette. She was recently published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Raising Kids on the […]

Â Commentary by Dr. Don Newbury Â Â The world would have been short-changed (okay, in some cases, â€œlong-changedâ€) had the wheel not been invented many moons ago. Geometry would have been incomplete, wagons could not have been circled and thereâ€™d have been no tune called Roll Out the Barrel. Weâ€™d have missed â€œgoing in circles,â€ and chariot rides would have […]

Â The Senate Committee on Natural Resources on TuesdayÂ unanimously approvedÂ HB 1160, sponsored by Senator Nelson, to allow the City of Blue Mound to take over its water utility andÂ provideÂ relief to residents from exorbitant water rates imposed by its water utility monopoly. “My constituents are being gouged with exorbitant rates that are unjustified andÂ significantlyÂ higher than nearby providers,” said Senator Nelson. “These […]